MEDIA BRIEFING: New fossil find unveiled in Maropeng, Johannesburg

A new fossil discovery in the Cradle of Humankind, 50 kilometres from Johannesburg, has deepened the mystery around the origins of humankind. The discovery of a new human relative species, Homo naledi, was announced on Thursday by the University of the Witwatersrand, the National Geographic Society and the Department of Science and Technology/National Research Foundation. An international team of scientists took part in the find and have described it as the single largest fossil hominin (modern/extinct hu